The confirmation dialog

A feature missing from the standard Salesforce record edit functionality is the ability for the user to confirm that they wish to execute an action. If a user inadvertently clicks on the Cancel button, their work will be discarded.

In this recipe, we will create a Visualforce page that allows a user to create an account record. If the user clicks on a button to save the record or cancel the creation, they will be requested to confirm that they wish to continue with the action.

Getting ready

This recipe makes use of a standard controller, so we only need to create the Visualforce page.

How to do it...

  1. Navigate to the Visualforce setup page by clicking on Your Name | Setup | Develop Visualforce Pages.
  2. Click on the New button. ...

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